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Teen Suicide Prevention Work Exchange Program in Montenegro
Just in case you were wondering, Montenegro is a country.  Remember this? This is by the same people.
From the page:
Quote:Introduction
Teen suicide is a serious problem that needs more focused attention. The public is often either uninformed or misinformed about teen depression, self-harm and suicide. The result is that teens are not receiving the help they need. This special work exchange program has been designed to help fill this need.
From extensive work with depressed, suicidal, self-harming teens, several conclusions can be made:
* There is nothing genetically wrong with these teenagers.
* They do not have chemical imbalances in the brain, as many people currently believe.
* They are highly intelligent, both in IQ and EQ.
* They are highly sensitive. They care about other people.
* They live in invalidating homes and go to emotionally unsupportive schools.
* Their depression, self-harming and suicide attempts are a direct result of their emotionally abusive environments.
* Teen suicide can therefore be prevented by changing their living environments.
* More suicides can be prevented by listening to teens, providing emotional support and helping change their environments than through putting them on medication.
This program takes all of these findings into consideration and offers much-needed help to young people which they can not find anywhere else.
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The Ideal Volunteer
The ideal volunteer would be someone who
* Is free to travel
* Is under 25 years old
* Is able to speak more than one language
* Is a good listener
* Is open to new ideas and experiences
* Has had personal experience with depression, self-harm or suicide attempts
More info: http://eqi.org/tswep.htm
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Re: Teen Suicide Prevention Work Exchange Program in Montenegro
Sounds great, but it's beyond impossible for me, or just about anyone here. :|
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KitsuneSefam. Wrote:Sounds great, but it's beyond impossible for me, or just about anyone here. :|
This, but they do bring up some good points to the causes of suicide.
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|55555| Wrote:KitsuneSefam. Wrote:Sounds great, but it's beyond impossible for me, or just about anyone here. :|
This, but they do bring up some good points to the causes of suicide.
life is just blah blah blah. we hope for blah, and sometimes we find it. but mostly its blah. and waiting for blah. and hoping you were right about the blahs you made. and when you think you just got the whole blah damn thing figured out, and your surrounded by the ones you blah. death shows up and blah blah blah.
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So do you have to pay for a flight and food? I don't think I have hardly enough saved to go without work for 30-90 days .
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Oh, it's pretty close to Romania. But I've got school, and my parents won't allow me :/
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I'm really tempted to apply for this. I've been wanting to travel to Eastern Europe and this looks like a great excuse
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Montenegro... Aren't they that tiny country who just ended a hundred year "war" with Japan?
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"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them." - Dalai Lama
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classclown Wrote:|55555| Wrote:KitsuneSefam. Wrote:Sounds great, but it's beyond impossible for me, or just about anyone here. :|
This, but they do bring up some good points to the causes of suicide.
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lol wut
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God damn it, I'd love to go, but my parents would NEVER let me...
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I wish they had some sort of psychologist you would be learning from, but hey, it is still an amazing opportunity.
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I learnt a lot about psychology just by talking to people...
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This quote sums up best my opinion on suicide:
Quote:Anti-suicide efforts often tend to irritate me, in a way. Society doesn't want people to
kill themselves, but I suspect this is mostly for practical reasons. After spending two
decades raising, clothing, feeding, and educating you, society expects to get many
more decades of work out of you in return. If you die early, everyone else has been
cheated of the payback they were expecting for all that effort they put into raising you.
You can be as miserable as you want, but for God's sake, don't kill yourself.
Wish I could help, but I'm too far away and I think I need help myself.
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Quote does sum it up nicely..
I got online classes and would be free to travel but I'm a heavy case myself and suicide prevention wouldn't be my forte.
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wow really it sounds cool...i hope ul program wil hav gr8 success.i wish i can join.
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Re: Teen Suicide Prevention Work Exchange Program in Montenegro
 Hmm, I'd really like to get in on this.
My parents have said if in the future (i.e. 6-12 months) I still want to go, they'll pay for my food and stuff. The way they see it, if I was still at school they'd pay for a 'school trip' (probably with HIGHER costs if anything) and this is a chance to do some good and have some experiences before I get older.
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